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Rig Rundown: Tim Pierce

The L.A.-based session ace takes PG through his studio and talks about his love for “player grade” guitars.

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EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas Demo | First Look

Boris's guitar sorceress gets a ferocious signature fuzz that riffs on a rare version of the triangle Big Muff.

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Slip 'n' slide away with a middy, massive, and gated Muff-style fuzz.

Fat Big Muff-style sounds and powerful tone-sculpting tools that shape more unique fuzz tones. Subtle but musical gate. Practical and amazing-looking slider controls.

Gated sound can be hard to use predictably and won't be music to everyone's ears.

$199

SolidGoldFX Imperiall MkII
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As jaded as I can be about fuzz (I see and hear a lot of them), it's hard to keep from getting giddy about the SolidGoldFX Imperial MkII. With slider controls and a red-on-black color scheme, it's clearly an homage to the early '70s JEN Jumbo Fuzz, a vintage unit I covet not just for its ultra-sick Big Muff-based tones and quirky gate function, but it's jaw-droppingly awesome Italo-sci-fi graphics.

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